Centrifugal machine



P-fo-fod Mo 16,- 1933 UN TE STATES PATENT oFFICE The known conti11uousl Working centrifug l InochineS of disintegfotofs hovo tho diS odvontage thot the oontTifuged Solid mote rio1 muSt bo removod by Ineans of sofoping knivS of the like poSSin over tho inner Inontle suffooe, Whereby t o pofts rubbing Egoinst eoh othef W ShoW on eor1 Weor. In order to ovoid thiS, it has olreo y been pfo oSod to ivo the druIn-Inontle a cone 1ike sha e n this in such 8 mnner th t the montle Win inoreoso ffom the Sup 1 -Side to the dischorge sido. In this ooso, owever, ono is fofced to ofronge the drum Inantlo in o oertoin ongle of inolinotion Whioh WiH 15 hovo to be adopted to tho quoHty of tho moteriol to be contfifngo(1 nd thiS in such ol monnef thot the In8toriol Win neither slide too niokly nof too slowly oofosS tho drnm mont o towords the dischorgo side. As,

- 20 howover, tho quolitios of the n1otefio1 per potuony ohongeond olsotho surfooo of tho drum m8nue Wi11 not feInoinovonly smooth, it is footioolly iInpoSSiblo to obtoin o fo quifoconstont Speed of the dischorgo movo 5 ment. l

The pfesont invontion hES tho pufposo of bnilding np o, centfifugo1 drum in suoh of monnef thot tho inolinotion of tho drum in fespoot to tho inoreoso of rodius of thodrum montlo moy llllso dufing tho oonffifuging pfocoss bo odiusted at Wn1 oooording to tho iven quHos of the motofio1 to be contriugod ond tho notulo of the monne Suffooe, so th t tho oentrifngol moohine Win bo oblo 35 to wofk without ony S eoiol disohorging do vloo.

This eect is obtained 8ccordin tothe invention With ol oontfifnging dfum hoving its Inontlo mode np of 8- numbof of ports tightly connooted fogothef, Which ore ivo arran ed nround axes l in transvefsolly to tho oxis of fototion of the drnm, by orronging the pivoted montlo pofts bo twoon pofonel tightening guiding suffooeS io snoh monnef thot Whilo keeping the nlontlo dosod, tho inc1intion of tho nontlo pofts moy be odiuSted of WHL The invenfion is shown on tho onnoxed drwing 'by woy of. exanl le i11 dierent n1odeS of oonstruction, i11 Which= Eig. 1 shoWS the centrifugol fooohino i1 eItioo1 ofoss-Seotion,

ig. 2 presents o plon view,

Eig, 3 shoWs o speciol oonstfnction of tho segInents formin the dfum montlo, ond

i S. 8nd 5 S ow 8 further InodiIied construction of Soid sogments.

As Will be seen b i s. 1 and 2 the drnm mone m yoonsist of ony dosifod numbe of orts, for inStonco of the fouf pofts o, o m o, (Z, Which on on npfight offongoInont of the centrifng1 Inchine ore oach vot lly ond odinStobly mounted to sWing out tho` horizontol oxes f. The singlo sogInents o, o, o, Efo 8ccofd ing to the invention, os Wi11 bo soon by Eig. 2 closoly Set betWeen tho ido8 o, So thot tfle cono of tho drum mont o moy, ffom tho sido of the su ply-hopper to tho sido of tho disohoTge, bo of on finlo during tho oontfifu ln rocesS re u ated nd Exed within the rootioally neoossory 1iInits. B fooon of tho gnides o it is onSufed thot t e Inotoriol notwithstonding tho fegulotion End od nstment of tho Inontlo ports Wi11 not bo obL to esoopo sidowoyS f1'oIn the lottoI' nd thot thus tho nlontlo ot o11 tin1eS emoins olosed. Tho odiustment of the montlo oftS o, o, o, sot botwoon the guides o moy bo effooted in ony roquifed Inonnof on by ony dooifed moons.

i 3 shows 8 s eci l Inode of constructin t e !n ntle arts e, Bach of these ports oonsists, ln 8 monnor known pof -so, of on endleSS bond f guided ofoond tWo ox1o, Whioh,os Wi11 bo seon by tho orrongomont ocofdig to igS. 1 ond 2, is tofnoblo ofound tho oxis ond guided botWoon tho pofonol, tightly tting guidin soffooes o.

sWinboSeenby igs.ond5oooh ment ort of the Sieve-Inontle of tho con ugol rum moy oonSist of two of mofo pofts, W1th tho ofrongoment Shown b woy of ox` om le there oTo pfovided tWo olves, viz= 8 bottom one m Z) nd so on, nd B to one o and 'so. on. TheSe tWo h lves o o Inoy be fightly connectod of boltod togothof by ony desifed meons so thot tho two holveS o o o o moy os ono wholo figid rt be re u1ted of d usted Bonnd tho pivotiog po nt f, inst os in tho modo of oon- 

